great video! I was blissfully unaware of the Satellite Lovers hidden gem on my feed, and you enlightened, hope this video takes off as the other one grows as well🤝
I was just listening to Shugo Tokumaru, and this was in the related videos panel. I haven't heard of them before, but you make them sound interesting, and your presentation style is nice, so I will give both a go 😄
It's crazy how such AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL Album didn't get much recognition when it first came out. Timeless music will always find its way... just give it time :]
Okay…do y’all not listen to anything? Nothing about this band is unique? Almost all the sounds are borrowed from artists like Sade or numerous 60s bands or Donna Summer, just a dozen sounds repackaged for a Japanese audience but nothing unique. In fact, their co opting black music is a bit cringe. This whole trend is pure exoticism. It’s the same for city pop. It’s interesting to y’all when its not done by black people lol
@@loadishstone -shits on band people are enjoying -shits on listener as well -proceeds to insinuate that said listeners are racist on top of it go outside, people can be influenced by things, “co-opting” music isn't real
I guess a lot of people were recommended this album around the same time, I found it about a week or two ago and I absolutely love it. It’s generally so happy and bouncy
Cases such as this always make me a little sad thinking how many incredible bands all over the world have come and gone completely unnoticed by a broader public.
It should be a learnable moment for many people - there's great, obscure music out there being produced right now by artists who could really use the support, so go find it. But people are weirdly lazy when it comes to looking for music, so we need an alogrithm to do it for us.
Because people like comfort and don’t like going out of their comfort zones. More importantly, digital algorithms are really no different than the music gatekeepers of the day: it’s designed to keep you listening to similar shit. So for most people it’s hard to break out of that loop.
The fact that there are foreigners who enjoy Shibuya-kei is a strange but delightful thing for a Japanese person like me. I recently discovered this album through an algorithm, and I really liked it. from japan❤
I'm glad to hear that. It's true that the Japanese music biz was very dynamic in the 90s. I'm glad I was able to spend my youth in the 90s. I was able to find your channel thanks to the algorithm.
Literally every sound they produced was imitations of american genres from the three previous decades before them lol. You can almost name the influences track by track.
@@loadishstone that's kind of the point of shibuya-kei, it's the record collector's music genre. mixing samples and interpolations from different sources and styles is the basis of the genre, in a similar way to a lot of classic hip-hop.
My teacher got me into Pizzicato Five in the '90s! Back then at the record stores in America, Japanese music would just get put into a tiny "World Music" section regardless of genre, so finding out about things like Shibuya-kei was difficult. I'm really grateful that the Internet has allowed for so much more crossover.
Discovered the band about an hour ago and I’m now obsessed with them. I’m hoping all the new interest can one day get them available on streaming services
its amazing finding old music and reviving it, but its sad that we cant go back in time and give it the love it deserved and boost their careers to get them to keep going with their music career
The youtube algorithm can be a beautiful thing. For me, Sons of 1973 is one of those albums that make you think "My life will be slightily different from now on" after listening to it. It just has such an immediate effect.
I was recommended this exact album too and since listening to it, I've replayed it about a hundred times. I LOVE it. I've been trying to find their vinyl for a little while now and I haven't had any luck. 😭
Found them through algorithm. Sons of 1973 and BKLN are my two favorites. The best part is that these albums are so different between each other. Love this band and I hope they reunite or something soon.
I literally found them on my laptop doing summer school work and I find 70s/80s bands so interesting. I hopped on my pc to find more info on them but it was like they disappeared, not a single record of them but some old facebook links. It's so cool seeing others uncover stuff on lost bands, I love Jpop so much
I love this style of japanese music and this album of theirs was recommended for me on youtube a few days ago and I was genuinely curious about who they were. Now, the algorithm sends me your video, thats crazy lol. Anyway, thanks for the good work bro
I think it was 2 weeks ago, i suddenly stumbled upon the same thing on my home page, and when i listened to it, i was hooked instantly, then i checked for the info of the band and there was none except someone asked about them on Reddit(during that particular time) and on the Reply section was some information about the band, i couldnt believe it when the person who replied said that they were from the mid 90s. Their music was so timeless. I wonder what the band members are doing now, i hope they still make music.
The album literally just popped up on my feed… I went searching for more info on it like you but I landed on your video haha funny. Good idea to make a video about it.
Gracias algoritmo. Hace 1 día lo descubrí y me encanta todos sus discos . Y me obsesione por saber de ellos y no sale nada hasta que encontré tu video. Me alegraste mi domingo. Mi otra banda favorita es de the sundays . Después de escuchar como siempre su disco me salio su primer disco de Satellite Lovers y de ahi no paro de escucharlos
Thanks for taking the time do research and for sharing, knowing the history of the band we all found through algorithm and a interesting picture. It's an excellent album and it's neat to know a bit about the kids in the picture who caught our eye.
as an obscure jp music enjoyer i was surprised how much it grew in a such a short time. mazy repeaters is an album i hope gets recognition next and hopefully they hit the alg jackpot
Check out Mass of the Fermenting Dregs as an example of a 90s band getting a resurgence. They never really quit after fading out but for some reason they are catching on with western audiences as of late. Their US tour is selling out venues and they are my current favorite shoegaze style band.
Hidden gems like this are the reason why I love to listen and find music through TH-cam. I'm not sure how, but the algorithm just hits a really nice sweet spot for me in the way that other music apps don't.
Yes I too was blessed by the algorithm ❤ had to watch! Also side note you have the PERFECT voice for this medium! Will def be watching more of your videos
I've come across this album a few times from yt recommending it to me months ago, but only now did I finally click on it since I was very curious about it and yt just couldn't stop recommending it to me, but I'M GLAD I DID. It's such a good album with good songs, and after, I came straight to this vid since it was related and I wanted to learn more about them :D
Thank you for giving me this introduction into the Japanese music scene of the 1990s. I've been listening to loads and loads of 1980s CP but this has steered me towards what happened in the decade after the bubble burst.
TH-cam watch history indicates on Jun 19 I first viewed Music then Sons of 1973. I recall that TH-cam recommended Music, then I looked the band up on RYM and searched for the highest rated release "Sons of 1973".
I'll add that I listened to Sons of 1973 several times back then. So maybe I played some small role in the boost. Last few days I've been listening to Love Tambourines Alive repeatedly and enjoying it. That album playlist is hovering around 20k views but deserves to get launched too.
🎉 Oh man, yes I found this band through the same TH-camr channel and was amazed that u had never know of them at all before.... and its nice to see your video of them too because I've now also got a high interest in them and the leads amazed lyrics and beautiful sound of the band ! I would really like to buy all there albums now anyway I can and only sorry I ( we ) have discovered them too late in life to make them be what I think thay would have become if they had been better promoted. I'm on the Vinyls hunt 😅 Best all and Big thanks Satellite lovers for the amazing sounds that im now hooked on finding 🎉
Same happened to Critical Mass, Los Angeles, a compilation of the electronic underground scene in LA during the 90's, i love how albums lost to time get a revival on youtube randomly
I hope you read this, i always love to find this bands that are pure music love, but every time is no information about it or the songs are not in platforms, this videos are amazing searching for what happened or the unique people and stories behind that masterpieces, keep doing this!!!
This is TH-cam's proper calling - I am just going around RUTHLESSLY BLOCKING "influencer" type Mr Beast, Kewdiepie etc. channels from my feed and focusing on unearthing TH-cam gems like this (very often from the past).
I finally found a video about it. Brazil here, I too was blessed by the youtube algorithm and became enchanted by the band, I went to research this hitherto mysterious band and discovered on sites like Reddit that it had already happened to other people too, but despite this no one had translated this event into video form for youtube. In fact, curiously, I didn't find this video, it came to me via the youtube algorithm, just like Sons of 1973
I was there when it was around 300k viewers, I got instantly hooked with best friend. it was so full of hope and joy that I now play it in the shower. the how much I love yo ubaby came on, and I couldn't be more addicted to this beautiful album. I even wanted to cover it in a video essay as well, but you have done an excellent job doing so :)
Thank you so much really glad you liked the video ❤ if you still make a video essay on them let me know I’d love to watch! how much I love u baby is a real banger it has been stuck in my head ever since
Such a great video. I listened to Sons of 1973 a few weeks ago and I reaaaaally really loved it. It's so great more people are discovering it! If you haven't already listen to it, you should try the band COgeNdshE, they only have one album called "cogency" and it's awesome!
I guessed youtube recommended it to me because I've been listen to some 80's city pop, and I follow a couple of japanese indie pop bands. What surprised me the most about this album, is how they used elements of 80's pop and funk the way current indie bands are using them these days, so it sounds like it was something from 2020's and not something from almost 30 years ago.
"Best Friend" & "How Much I Love You, Baby" are my fave songs from Satellite Lovers. Like, I feel so happy and hopeful in life when I listen to those songs. ❤
Hope you enjoyed the video! Let me know if you also found Satellite Lovers through the algorithm or if you knew about them beforehand.
great video! I was blissfully unaware of the Satellite Lovers hidden gem on my feed, and you enlightened, hope this video takes off as the other one grows as well🤝
Algorithm brought this gem to me
Thank you TH-cam algorithm!!!
I was just listening to Shugo Tokumaru, and this was in the related videos panel.
I haven't heard of them before, but you make them sound interesting, and your presentation style is nice, so I will give both a go 😄
I found them in a random recommendation this morning.
It's crazy how such AN AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL Album didn't get much recognition when it first came out. Timeless music will always find its way... just give it time :]
I agree 1000% my friend! Just shows they were way ahead of their time!
That's tragically what happened with nick drake
Okay…do y’all not listen to anything? Nothing about this band is unique? Almost all the sounds are borrowed from artists like Sade or numerous 60s bands or Donna Summer, just a dozen sounds repackaged for a Japanese audience but nothing unique. In fact, their co opting black music is a bit cringe. This whole trend is pure exoticism. It’s the same for city pop. It’s interesting to y’all when its not done by black people lol
@@loadishstone
-shits on band people are enjoying
-shits on listener as well
-proceeds to insinuate that said listeners are racist on top of it
go outside, people can be influenced by things, “co-opting” music isn't real
@@loadishstone it's not too late to delete this comment
I guess a lot of people were recommended this album around the same time, I found it about a week or two ago and I absolutely love it. It’s generally so happy and bouncy
yes same
Yeah. The algorithm can be crazy at times
yes
Yeah - just showed up in my feed about 5 days ago. Perfect fit for me and reminds me of music when I first arrived in Japan in 1998.
same
Cases such as this always make me a little sad thinking how many incredible bands all over the world have come and gone completely unnoticed by a broader public.
It should be a learnable moment for many people - there's great, obscure music out there being produced right now by artists who could really use the support, so go find it. But people are weirdly lazy when it comes to looking for music, so we need an alogrithm to do it for us.
Because people like comfort and don’t like going out of their comfort zones. More importantly, digital algorithms are really no different than the music gatekeepers of the day: it’s designed to keep you listening to similar shit.
So for most people it’s hard to break out of that loop.
Yea same. When i added this album to my spotify and seeing 328 monthly listeners i was like damn ...
“how much i love you baby” is one of the best song in this masterpiece album
YEEEES
WORD!!
PERIOD!! 🎉
yesss, it is my favouriteee
For reeeeal
The fact that there are foreigners who enjoy Shibuya-kei is a strange but delightful thing for a Japanese person like me. I recently discovered this album through an algorithm, and I really liked it.
from japan❤
@@ma-tc6vk a lot of great quality music is coming from Japan, all these artists definitely deserve all the attention for their talent! ❤️
I'm glad to hear that. It's true that the Japanese music biz was very dynamic in the 90s. I'm glad I was able to spend my youth in the 90s. I was able to find your channel thanks to the algorithm.
Literally every sound they produced was imitations of american genres from the three previous decades before them lol. You can almost name the influences track by track.
@@loadishstone that's kind of the point of shibuya-kei, it's the record collector's music genre. mixing samples and interpolations from different sources and styles is the basis of the genre, in a similar way to a lot of classic hip-hop.
My teacher got me into Pizzicato Five in the '90s! Back then at the record stores in America, Japanese music would just get put into a tiny "World Music" section regardless of genre, so finding out about things like Shibuya-kei was difficult. I'm really grateful that the Internet has allowed for so much more crossover.
so i wasnt the only one getting all their albums in the youtube reccomantations
Discovered the band about an hour ago and I’m now obsessed with them. I’m hoping all the new interest can one day get them available on streaming services
its amazing finding old music and reviving it, but its sad that we cant go back in time and give it the love it deserved and boost their careers to get them to keep going with their music career
The youtube algorithm can be a beautiful thing. For me, Sons of 1973 is one of those albums that make you think "My life will be slightily different from now on" after listening to it. It just has such an immediate effect.
I was recommended this exact album too and since listening to it, I've replayed it about a hundred times. I LOVE it. I've been trying to find their vinyl for a little while now and I haven't had any luck. 😭
Not sure if they released anything on vinyl but trying to grab CD too is close to impossible 😔
Found them through algorithm. Sons of 1973 and BKLN are my two favorites. The best part is that these albums are so different between each other. Love this band and I hope they reunite or something soon.
That would be awesome I really hope so!
I too find this phenomenon beautiful
Same same
gladly we're in the same boat, dude. Happened the same to me and thankfully the guy who upload the albums also gave the links
Seriously big shout out to them, they came in clutch with the links to all their tracks!
As a huge fan of the Persona series soundtracks, this band shares the same kind of Japanes soulful funky vibes found on those soundtracks.
I literally found them on my laptop doing summer school work and I find 70s/80s bands so interesting. I hopped on my pc to find more info on them but it was like they disappeared, not a single record of them but some old facebook links. It's so cool seeing others uncover stuff on lost bands, I love Jpop so much
WAITWAITWAIT I'M SO GLAD THEY'RE FINALLY BEING DISCOVERED LET'S GO!!!!
I WISH it was on spotify too 😭
That thumbnail popped up on my feed 2 months ago, and i gotta say that it has become one of the best discovers I've made in my life
The timing was perfect an immaculate album for the summer
I love this style of japanese music and this album of theirs was recommended for me on youtube a few days ago and I was genuinely curious about who they were. Now, the algorithm sends me your video, thats crazy lol. Anyway, thanks for the good work bro
@@Name-mm7bn the algorithm never fails haha the amount of artists I’ve found just from the home page is insane! and much love glad you liked the vid!
ive been into shibuya-kei music for a while and id be so glad if it got revived again!! shibuya-kei songs truly are amazing
thank you for show us more criminally underrated shibuya kei, i love cymbals tooooo
I think it was 2 weeks ago, i suddenly stumbled upon the same thing on my home page, and when i listened to it, i was hooked instantly, then i checked for the info of the band and there was none except someone asked about them on Reddit(during that particular time) and on the Reply section was some information about the band, i couldnt believe it when the person who replied said that they were from the mid 90s. Their music was so timeless. I wonder what the band members are doing now, i hope they still make music.
The album literally just popped up on my feed… I went searching for more info on it like you but I landed on your video haha funny. Good idea to make a video about it.
Gracias algoritmo. Hace 1 día lo descubrí y me encanta todos sus discos . Y me obsesione por saber de ellos y no sale nada hasta que encontré tu video. Me alegraste mi domingo. Mi otra banda favorita es de the sundays . Después de escuchar como siempre su disco me salio su primer disco de Satellite Lovers y de ahi no paro de escucharlos
Thanks for taking the time do research and for sharing, knowing the history of the band we all found through algorithm and a interesting picture. It's an excellent album and it's neat to know a bit about the kids in the picture who caught our eye.
Just by the cover i was knowing that its a good music.. i was playing those three albums on repeat for weeks!
Just found your channel and I really liked this video! Will definitely check out this band and the rest of your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Hey big thank you for the support glad you like the vids!
Cover art look so amazing as well nostalgic. No one say no to this.
as an obscure jp music enjoyer i was surprised how much it grew in a such a short time. mazy repeaters is an album i hope gets recognition next and hopefully they hit the alg jackpot
Can't stop listening, thanks for the research
Check out Mass of the Fermenting Dregs as an example of a 90s band getting a resurgence. They never really quit after fading out but for some reason they are catching on with western audiences as of late. Their US tour is selling out venues and they are my current favorite shoegaze style band.
Hidden gems like this are the reason why I love to listen and find music through TH-cam. I'm not sure how, but the algorithm just hits a really nice sweet spot for me in the way that other music apps don't.
same, they appeared without any info n suddenly. i love it!!!
Yes I too was blessed by the algorithm ❤ had to watch! Also side note you have the PERFECT voice for this medium! Will def be watching more of your videos
Thank you so much for the kind words and support! It’s really motivating! I’m really looking forward to sharing more videos with you soon❤
I've come across this album a few times from yt recommending it to me months ago, but only now did I finally click on it since I was very curious about it and yt just couldn't stop recommending it to me, but I'M GLAD I DID. It's such a good album with good songs, and after, I came straight to this vid since it was related and I wanted to learn more about them :D
Thank you for giving me this introduction into the Japanese music scene of the 1990s. I've been listening to loads and loads of 1980s CP but this has steered me towards what happened in the decade after the bubble burst.
thank you for this amazing deep dlive - appreciate you and so many others that pay homage to these gems that youtube ocassionaly throws at us
TH-cam watch history indicates on Jun 19 I first viewed Music then Sons of 1973. I recall that TH-cam recommended Music, then I looked the band up on RYM and searched for the highest rated release "Sons of 1973".
I'll add that I listened to Sons of 1973 several times back then. So maybe I played some small role in the boost.
Last few days I've been listening to Love Tambourines Alive repeatedly and enjoying it. That album playlist is hovering around 20k views but deserves to get launched too.
🎉 Oh man, yes I found this band through the same TH-camr channel and was amazed that u had never know of them at all before.... and its nice to see your video of them too because I've now also got a high interest in them and the leads amazed lyrics and beautiful sound of the band !
I would really like to buy all there albums now anyway I can and only sorry I ( we ) have discovered them too late in life to make them be what I think thay would have become if they had been better promoted.
I'm on the Vinyls hunt 😅 Best all and Big thanks Satellite lovers for the amazing sounds that im now hooked on finding 🎉
crazy that i got both videos recommended
same
Same happened to Critical Mass, Los Angeles, a compilation of the electronic underground scene in LA during the 90's, i love how albums lost to time get a revival on youtube randomly
popped out of my recommendations last Monday, added it to my playlist immediately! Great album, great sound! Checking out their other albums too.
They popped up on my feed too. Love their vibe.
Thank you TH-cam algorithm for recommending me this video otherwise I wouldn't have found Satellite Lovers. Thank you for making this video man.
Only a pleasure! so glad you liked the video and that my video introduced you to such a powerhouse band!
i discover the album yesterday, 2.2M views! thanks youtube algoritm!!!!
I just found them like 2 days ago and it's on repeat, like, all day.
I hope you read this, i always love to find this bands that are pure music love, but every time is no information about it or the songs are not in platforms, this videos are amazing searching for what happened or the unique people and stories behind that masterpieces, keep doing this!!!
Thank you so much!! ❤️
Thanks for unearthing this. Excited to listen
Algorithimm blessed us again with this video❤
loved this!!! well done!
So glad so many others found this. Found this album while finishing a research paper
TANK U SO MUCH I WAS SEARCHING FOR INFORMATIONS FOR LIKE 1 MONTH, LOVE U MAN
LOVE YOU TOO!! Thanks for the support 🫶
I was literally scrolling on youtube to search music to edit videos and I landed here
That Sons of 1973 album cover is giving me the movie, Kids, vibe but instead with good kids trying to figure out the 90s.
I was one of the blessed people, and happy to be blessed again finding your video
I also love The Brilliant Green
THIS ALBUM IS IN SPOTIFY NOW
Ohhhh you’re right!
it isnt now
@@acidmuert right they removed it wtfff
Yes I’m one of the lucky 2000 , thank you the TH-cam algorithm , really great album
Was skeptical to click on this vid but you did a pretty good job
😂😂😂 I like how we're all here for the same reason. Satellite Lovers is amazing ❤❤❤
their stuff really reminds me of Round Table, another great shibuya kei artist you should talk about!
Love them I definitely will!
I think all of us visit the same pages XD.!!! Mica is my new crush 😅She is probably an older person now. 🙂
This is TH-cam's proper calling - I am just going around RUTHLESSLY BLOCKING "influencer" type Mr Beast, Kewdiepie etc. channels from my feed and focusing on unearthing TH-cam gems like this (very often from the past).
I too also saw that vid and was instantly hooked when I heard best friend ^_^
I finally found a video about it.
Brazil here, I too was blessed by the youtube algorithm and became enchanted by the band, I went to research this hitherto mysterious band and discovered on sites like Reddit that it had already happened to other people too, but despite this no one had translated this event into video form for youtube.
In fact, curiously, I didn't find this video, it came to me via the youtube algorithm, just like Sons of 1973
underground shibuya-kei and katamari pfp !! wowza !! im on one knee
Found it a week ago, it’s a real banger
All 5 satellite lovers projects are amazing im so glad to have found them
your yt channel is a gem
Much love thank you!!
This is awesome! This literally happened to me a few weeks ago and I adored the album.
Found the same video a few days ago and got hooked on the first song
As a big fishmans fan, hearing "SL meets HV!" I was like "Holy shit this is fucking amazing" haha
good job man there's a ton of obscure albums like this that come to my feed randomly since the last couple of years
Amazing video! Satellite lovers’s music is great!
Thank you! Agreed they are golden!
I was there when it was around 300k viewers, I got instantly hooked with best friend. it was so full of hope and joy that I now play it in the shower. the how much I love yo ubaby came on, and I couldn't be more addicted to this beautiful album. I even wanted to cover it in a video essay as well, but you have done an excellent job doing so :)
Thank you so much really glad you liked the video ❤ if you still make a video essay on them let me know I’d love to watch! how much I love u baby is a real banger it has been stuck in my head ever since
Me when I get random Japanese albums on my TH-cam Home page, it brightens up my day !
All hail the holy algorithm and all the hours I spent listening to Japanese music that led to this suggestion
after let me discover this album the algorithm was kind enough to let me know your channel, great! +1 subscriber :)
Much love!!
thanks for this video! I have discovered BKLN a few years ago and was surprised someone uploaded both Sons albums recently
I'm obssessed in trying to find any live footage of this band. Really good stuff. Thanks for this vid, man.
oh lord here we go just enjoy the music bro
I'm brazillian, and this band appeared in my youtube too
after the city pop revival, now they're reviving the 90s city pop revival
Glad i found that video.
Such a great video. I listened to Sons of 1973 a few weeks ago and I reaaaaally really loved it. It's so great more people are discovering it! If you haven't already listen to it, you should try the band COgeNdshE, they only have one album called "cogency" and it's awesome!
Oohhh just heard un deux trios this is some solid math rock! I’ll definitely listen to the rest of this album now! Thank you
I guessed youtube recommended it to me because I've been listen to some 80's city pop, and I follow a couple of japanese indie pop bands. What surprised me the most about this album, is how they used elements of 80's pop and funk the way current indie bands are using them these days, so it sounds like it was something from 2020's and not something from almost 30 years ago.
Having listened through the albums a few times it's nice to see some more info on the band
"Best Friend" & "How Much I Love You, Baby" are my fave songs from Satellite Lovers. Like, I feel so happy and hopeful in life when I listen to those songs. ❤
I was blessed by this a few weeks ago
Great job! Could really find only a few pieces of information about this band on the internet.
TH-cam algorithm doing great things when it comes to music.
Uprising hopeful Japanese pop music
Muy buen video! También me recomendo a esta banda youtube jaja.
they are really good!
TH-cams algorithm blessed me with that mini-album
Ngl, we're hella blessed to be on the good side of the YT algo!
i listened to the whole album a few weeks ago, had no idea it had just resurfaced.
ongggg the first 10 secs nd i ws hooked bro. they're my new fav band :3